The people behind the science

Our Team

Researchers, clinicians, and staff working across disciplines to translate discovery into better cancer care.

Principal Investigator

HYE RYUN, KIM M.D., Ph.D

HYE RYUN, KIM M.D., Ph.D

Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center

Research publications (174)
  • 2026 Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab with therapeutic DNA vaccine reshape intratumoral immunity in a phase 2 trial of HPV-positive HNSCC
  • 2025 Single‐cell multi‐omics reveals tumor microenvironment factors underlying poor immunotherapy responses in ALK‐positive lung cancer
  • 2025 Preclinical investigation of anti-tumor efficacy of allogeneic natural killer cells combined with cetuximab for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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Medical Advisors

SEO YOUNG, LEE M.D., MS

SEO YOUNG, LEE M.D., MS

Assistant Professor

CHANG GON, KIM M.D., Ph.D

CHANG GON, KIM M.D., Ph.D

Clinical Associate Professor

Research publications (5)
  • 2025 Preclinical investigation of anti-tumor efficacy of allogeneic natural killer cells combined with cetuximab for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
  • 2025 Circulating tumor cell-based molecular responses stratify EGFR-TKI efficacy in EGFR-mutant lung cancer patients
  • 2025 4-1BB+ Tregs and inhibitory progenitor exhausted T cells confer resistance to anti-PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 combination therapy
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KYOO HYUN, KIM M.D.

KYOO HYUN, KIM M.D.

Assistant Professor

JA HYUN, YEO M.D.

JA HYUN, YEO M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research Development

JAEHYUNG, KIM, Ph.D

JAEHYUNG, KIM, Ph.D

Research Professor

Research publications (1)
  • 2025 4-1BB+ Tregs and inhibitory progenitor exhausted T cells confer resistance to anti-PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 combination therapy
GAMIN, KIM

GAMIN, KIM

Research Staff

Research publications (8)
  • 2025 Single‐cell multi‐omics reveals tumor microenvironment factors underlying poor immunotherapy responses in ALK‐positive lung cancer
  • 2025 Preclinical investigation of anti-tumor efficacy of allogeneic natural killer cells combined with cetuximab for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
  • 2025 Circulating tumor cell-based molecular responses stratify EGFR-TKI efficacy in EGFR-mutant lung cancer patients
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WONRAK, SON Ph.D

WONRAK, SON Ph.D

Senior Researcher

Research publications (4)
  • 2025 Preclinical investigation of anti-tumor efficacy of allogeneic natural killer cells combined with cetuximab for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
  • 2025 Circulating tumor cell-based molecular responses stratify EGFR-TKI efficacy in EGFR-mutant lung cancer patients
  • 2025 Comparative single‐cell analysis of esophageal cancer subtypes reveals tumor microenvironment distinctions explaining varied immunotherapy responses
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SEOK HYUNG, GO, Ph.D

SEOK HYUNG, GO, Ph.D

Post-Doc

JUNG A, KIM

JUNG A, KIM

MS Course Student

JINHYOUNG, KIM MS

JINHYOUNG, KIM MS

Researcher

IN HWAN, JANG, Ph.D

IN HWAN, JANG, Ph.D

Post-Doc

Chang seop Lee

Chang seop Lee

Researcher

Administrative Staff

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HYEJU, CHOI

Administrator

MIN JUNG, HWANG

MIN JUNG, HWANG

Secretary

KYUNG, LEE

KYUNG, LEE

Clinical Research Coordinator

YEONG JU, AHN

YEONG JU, AHN

Research Assistant

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